Dancing towards the light

Dancing towards the light

Dancing towards the light

Dancing towards the light

Dancing towards the light

Dancing towards the light

A feature documentary by Kitra Cahana and Ed Ou

Ed Ou and Kitra Cahana are Canadian journalists and visual storytellers whose work has appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic and on the CBC. They have won numerous awards and grants, including World Press Photo Awards, a Pulitzer Center Catalyst Grant and multiple grants from the Canada Council for the Arts. They are both TED Senior Fellows.

Over the past few years, Ou and Cahana have made several trips to Arviat, Nunavut, located on the shores of the Hudson Bay. There, they have filmed the Sila Rainbow Dance Competition, an annual event that highlights the talents of Arviat youth.

In a town that has lost so many of its young people to suicide, dance has become a positive force of hope and healing.